Plan course credentials with available skill categories
A new course is a useful moment to decide which skills a credential should represent. Notis can retrieve Accredible's available categories for your review.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Action
View All Skill Categories
Tool to retrieve all skill categories. use when you need to list all available skill categories (e.g., to link them to groups).
Why this helps
Skill labeling can be postponed until credential setup, leaving course outcomes harder to align with recognized categories.
- Surface available skill categories early in course setup.
- Support consistent credential planning across courses.
- Keep category selection human-reviewed and aligned with course outcomes.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Accredible certificates once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation instructing Notis to retrieve skill categories and report options for the new course.
- 3Pick New Course Created for User as the trigger.
- 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
- 5Test with one real course creation and review the returned categories.
Questions about this workflow
Does this attach skills to a group automatically?
No. This action retrieves available categories for review. Linking categories to groups requires a separate supported action.
Can Notis recommend categories?
You can provide course outcomes and ask Notis to compare them with available categories, if those outcomes are available to the automation.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Accredible certificates. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Accredible certificates actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Tool to bulk create credentials. use when batching up to 30 credentials in one call; supports multi-status (207) responses.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Clone Group
Tool to clone an existing group. use after confirming the source group exists and you need a copy with optional overrides.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create Collection
Tool to create a new collection. use when you need a curated set of groups.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create Evidence Item
Tool to create a new evidence item for a credential. use after confirming credential id.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Create Group
Tool to create a new group. use after gathering all group details.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Delete Credential
Tool to delete a credential. use after confirming you want to permanently remove an existing credential. executes delete on /credentials/{credential id} endpoint and returns status code.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Delete Group
Tool to delete a group. use after confirming no credentials remain and when you need to permanently remove the group.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Delete Reference
Tool to delete a specific reference by id. use after confirming both credential id and reference id. example: "delete reference 1234 from credential 'abc123'."
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Accredible certificates, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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